embroider verb (ADD TO A STORY) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dər /

/-dɚ/ v [I or T]

Definition

to make a story more entertaining by adding imaginary details to it

Naturally, I embroidered the tale a little to make it more interesting.

(Definition of embroider verb (ADD TO A STORY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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